Company Press Release

Orion Software Development Shows Off Industry Leading
Outcomes System at AACVPR Annual Meeting 2001

Experience the Latest in Outcomes Tools

Longmont, Colorado — August 22, 2001 — Orion Software Development, a leading provider of medical outcome software solutions, today announced that it will demonstrate its latest release of the Outcome Data Management System at the America Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. The exposition at the AACVPR Annual Meeting is designed to update the health care professional’s knowledge of products, information, services, literature, and equipment pertinent to the cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation field.

Representatives will be on hand to give product demonstrations and answer questions about topics, such as, our new web-based benchmarking service; trade-in and migration from existing outcomes software packages; statewide outcomes programs; multi-facility options; our free state society web site hosting program; and more.

Also present at the exposition will be two of Orion's distributors:  Quinton Instrument Company and Life Sensing Instrument Company.  Representatives from both companies will be on hand to give demonstrations of how the Outcome Data Management System integrates with the latest telemetry systems.

Now in use in over 35 states and 4 countries, the Outcome Data Management System from Orion Software Development has become the most widely used standardized outcome collection and reporting methodology for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation.

• When: September 13-16, 2001
• Location: Booth #412, Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN

ABOUT THE OUTCOME DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The Outcome Data Management System is a Microsoft Windows-based software application provides the ability to collect and analyze standardized behavioral, clinical, health and economic outcome data. With this product, users can analyze individual patient performance, as well as overall program performance, by creating customized reports and charts. The software includes many standardized outcome measurement tools, such as the six-minute distance walk, SF-36 Health Survey, knowledge tests and more. Users have the ability to export their outcome data to participate in statewide or nationwide benchmarking.

ABOUT ORION SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Orion Software Development is a leading provider of medical outcome software solutions. The company develops applications that enable organizations to collect and analyze outcome data using a personal computer. The company's flagship product, the Outcome Data Management System™, is used in hundreds of cardiopulmonary clinics throughout the United States. Headquartered in Longmont, Colorado, Orion Software Development markets its products through direct sales and distributors, such as Quinton Instrument Company and Life Sensing Instrument Company. Orion Software Development can be contacted toll-free at (866) ORION-SW or (720) 494-7950, via fax at (720) 494-7951, through e-mail at info@orionsoftwaredev.com or via the World Wide Web at http://www.orionsoftwaredev.com.

All prices and terms are for the United States only. Outcome Data Management System is a trademark of Orion Software Development.  Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.